1960 British Somaliland parliamentary election

The first Parliament of Somaliland in 1960

Parliamentary elections were held in British Somaliland on 17 February 1960. The result was a victory for the Somali National League (SNL), which won 20 of the 33 seats in the Legislative Council. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

Although a Legislative Council had been elected in 1959, a new constitution led to the Council having an elected majority; 33 elected seats and three government officials. ^[3]

Electoral system

The 33 elected members of the Council were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. ^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Somali National League	42,395	52.10	20	New
	National United Front	20,249	24.89	1	−6
	United Somali Party	13,350	16.41	12	New
	Somali Youth League	4,626	5.69	0	New
	Other parties	746	0.92	0	−
Total		81,366	100.00	33	+21
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Elections in Somalia African Elections Database
2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
3. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1926